Read this on galpod.com. It took me almost two months to finish this book by Angela Saini. Partly because I read super slow in English...

Read this on galpod.com. Last night, I ran the meeting of our Writing Group. We talked about writing block and had a good discussion....

Read this on galpod.com. This week we're on a half-term break, five weeks after the term started. On the one hand, it's been a fairly...

Read this on galpod.com. Our writers' group discussion this week was about 1st person vs 3rd person. It was deftly run by Joe Humphreys...

Read this on galpod.com. As I mentioned last week, I'm recording a music album. We've had two more studio sessions since my last update....

Read this on galpod.com. We've been talking at my incredible Writers' Group about ideas. Where they come from, and how to decide what's a...

Read this on galpod.com. I think it's about time I wrote about my side project. I've been dangling it for a few months now, and I...

Read this on galpod.com. I enjoyed this book very much. I read it for my library reading group, and the discussion was great fun. It...

Read this on galpod.com. I don't know why I keep thinking I'll get work done when we're away. I always think, sure, the kids are home,...

Read this on galpod.com. I've been "writing" my "first book" for a few years now. It started, like all books do (I assume), with an idea....

Read this on galpod.com. If you haven't read Rebecca, all I'm going to say is, it's the mother of domestic noir, and you should go read...

Read this on galpod.com. We're back from a two-week stint in Israel. I wrote about coming back to my childhood home before, about the...

Read this on galpod.com. Coming home has always been an ambivalent experience for me. It's my home, obviously. I know the house inside...

Read this on galpod.com. Well, it's been a hectic month in my standards. I've had a few random stuff happening such as volunteering...

Read this on galpod.com. My daughter has a fever. We went to see the doctor. It's probably nothing, but we went just in case. He gave me...

Read this on galpod.com. Our next writers' group meeting is next week, and I'll be talking about outlining. To me, this relates a lot to...

Read this on galpod.com. For some reason, my schedule this and next week has exploded. Instead of the usual full school-day to write and...

Read this on galpod.com. I'm reviewing both books together because I got them together through Todd's very generous deal. I also read...

Read this on galpod.com. The other night someone asked me why I call my partner "partner" rather than "husband". I've been asked a few...

Read this on galpod.com. When I started my graduate career, I remember meeting a doctoral student. She was in her third or fourth year,...